Nicole Asbury

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Authorities said a 9-year-old student with a handgun in a backpack accidentally fired the weapon in a Maryland elementary school Thursday, the second such incident in the Washington area this week. On Monday, a third-grader in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, was carrying a firearm in a backpack in a classroom when he reached in and accidentally pulled the trigger, authorities said.

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury |Lauren Lumpkin

Maryland school leaders say they could lose millions in pandemic aid (washingtonpost.com) Maryland school leaders say they could lose millions in pandemic aid By Nicole Asbury; Lauren Lumpkin 2025033122581600 Maryland education leaders say the state could lose hundreds of millions after the Trump administration recently announced it was cutting off final reimbursements for federal coronavirus relief money.

4 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Maryland will combine teaching algebra and geometry into a two-year “integrated” math curriculum for middle and high school students, following a unanimous vote from the state board of education Tuesday. The vote effectively shifted years of years of practice for how Maryland teaches math in secondary grades. Typically, studentshave been taught algebra I, geometry and algebra IIin separate courses over a span of three years.

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Nicole Asbury

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1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Nicole Asbury

Maryland may combine algebra and geometry courses for older students as part of a broader effort to improve performance in math across the state. A draft of the proposed policy shows that officials are considering combiningthe courses into an “integrated” math curriculumfor middle and high schools.